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Austin realized that he was soaked with sweat Even separated at a distance of thousands of miles, he had never been so close to pure evil

“I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds,” he murmured

Zavala overheard him

“What was that, Kurt?”

As if awakening froavad Gita It popped into ave me?”

Zavala held up a sheet of paper

“What do you want to do with it?” he asked

“When we get back to the Concord, call Colonel Ming and give him the information It’s his party from now on Then fill in Paul and Gao pour yourself a stiff shot of tequila, followed by another one, saving some cactus juice for me”

“Aye, aye, sir What are you going to do in the meantime?”

Austin rose from his chair and headed for the door

“Take that long, hot shower I talked about”

CHAPTER 49

BONEFISH KEY, FIVE WEEKS LATER

SONG LEE WAS SITTING ON THE SUNLIT PATIO IN FRONT OF the lodge going over so through thethe sound of Dooley’s boat, she looked up and s arrival

Dooley had been her main contact with the outside world since she had returned to the island to work on herto Bonefish Key had required determination But the lab had been at the forefront of a science whose roots went back to the ancient culture of Nan Madol and the Micronesian islands, and it was theplace for her to write